Town government · Western Connecticut County, CT

Darien's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Darien took in $177 million and spent $203 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%Fees for services (sewer, parking)4.6%State tax money3.1%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

89%

of Darien's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes91%

Property tax
89%$157 million
Other taxes
2.7%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$8.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Parking$632 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$622 thousand
  • Garbage collection$558 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$380 thousand
  • Other school charges$341 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
3.1%$5.4 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$1.8 million
Fines
0.2%$348 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges74%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

74%

of Darien's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
74%$150 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$150 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$21.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$13.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$737 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$6.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Parking$770 thousand
Social services
0.6%$1.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.2%$384 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$384 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$288 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$288 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Darien. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Darien itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.